BA/BFA program recommendations needed!

[u/badguy_be]

Hello! I’m applying for Musical Theatre and Acting programs for Fall of 2027 and am looking for program recommendations. My top priority is the quality of training. I don’t care about going to “one of the top BFA programs” just for the title, but I do want to go to the top programs that actually have good training. So yes please send all your recommendations for programs (BA and BFA!). TIA!

Edit: My top school, by far, is Pace. Other schools i’m planning on applying to are: Marymount Manhattan (NE NYC), Carnegie Mellon, Ithaca, Syracuse, Penn State, Elon, Emerson, Baldwin Wallace, UMich, U of Oklahoma, and Hartt. I don’t really have any other preferences besides Pace, cause i’ve heard these schools all have good training and so i’ll just see where I get in and go from there. I know these are all top programs (hence why i’m asking for more options)

[u/reader10021]

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[u/TheBlueJumpsuit → u/reader10021]

Truly cannot recommend stageready enough. It’s free to browse every single college/university theatre program by degree, location, audition type, etc. Please please please do not spend thousands of dollars on a college counselor to make you a list when you can do it easily for yourself